Study on Combating Desertification/Land Degradation in China

1. Preface
1.1 Seriousness of the Desertification Problem
1.2 Implications of Desertification in China
1.3 Types of Desertified Land in China
1.4 Origin and Implementation of the Project
1.5 Data Basis of this Report
1.6 Acknowledgements
2. Status and Trend
2.1 Area of Desertified Land in China
2.2 Socio-economic Characteristics of Desertified Areas in China
2.3 Distribution Characteristics of Desertified Land in China
2.4 Causes of Desertification in China
2.5 Trend of Desertification in China

3. Present Status and Typical Experience in Combating Desertification
3.1 Present Status in Combating Desertification in China
3.2 Typical experience in Combating Desertification in China

4. Proposals of Action Programme to Combat Desertification
4.1 General Program to Combat Desertification/Land Degradation in China
4.2 Action Program to Combat Wind action Induced Desertification-Sandy
Desertification
4.3 Action Program to Combat Water-erosion Dominated Desertification-Water-
erosion Induced Desertification
4.4 Action Program to Combat Chemical-related Desertification-Soil
Secondary Salinization
4.5 Action Program to Combat Industrial-mining Development Resulted
Desertification-Industrial-mining Induced Desertification

5. Proposals of Combating Measures
5.1 Operational Mechanism to Combat Desertification in China
5.2 To formulate Correct Policies to Combat Desertification in Conformity with
Legal Provisions
5.3 To Reinforce Institutional Framework in Combating Desertifiction
5.4 To Set Up Supervision and Evaluation Mechanisms in Actions to Combat
Desertification
5.5 To Strengthen Scientific Research and Technology Transfer Capability to
Combat Desertification
5.6 To Raise Public Awareness and Capability of Participating in Desertification
Combating-Strengthen Propaganda, Education and Training
5.7 To Set Up Perfect Financial System
5.8 To Explore Extensive International Cooperation and FunJing

6. Major References